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Popping the perception: Negative stereotypes and the next generation
âIâd like to live in a world where little Bobby isnât surprised that truckers read â or write, or shower on a regular basis.â
June 15, 2015
Business
Jeff Clark is a good egg
Dust-up over an eating contest at MATS and the Bureau of Labor Statisticsâ prototypical driver yields insights: âIâm not a troublemaker, Iâm a concerned citizen. Most of the time.â
March 15, 2015
Parking
The big-truck ballet
Wendy watching the world go by: âWhen you sit back, turn the CB off, and just watch the trucks rolling in and out, itâs a lot like a big-truck ballet. You can pick the Prima Ballerinas out immediatelyâŚ.â
February 20, 2015
Business
Trucking Moves America Forward close to reaching funds goal
The campaign has surpassed 80 percent of its $1 million fundraising goal, TMAF announced at the ATA conference earlier this week.
October 9, 2014
Channel 19
Big G Expressâ âDrive it offâ Taylor Swift parody
Tenn.-based Big G Expressâ entry in the driver-appreciation-week festivities: a music-video parody of Taylor Swiftâs rather goofball âShake it Offâ entry into the dance-music canon, featuring Big G driver Keda White in the starring role â with arguably better dance skills than Ms. Swift.
September 29, 2014
Business
Tractor-trailers: The new storks
After a conversation with Wendy, a four-year-old to her Mom: âThat lady said he brings everything in a truck, he brought my shoes and heâs going to bring our baby when it comes!â
July 31, 2013
Business
Improving truckersâ public image â or not
âWhile I donât think itâs necessary to wear a tie to garner respect, I do feel itâs necessary to properly cover your genitals when in public. Please. For the love of God.â
April 10, 2013
Channel 19
More O/O challenges: Image, health, parkingâŚ
After primary reporting on owner-operatorsâ top five challenges, sources offer their personal sixth â from parking, training standards and health to driver image and industry unity to influence public opinion and regulatory direction.
August 16, 2012
Channel 19
Whatâs cool about being a truck driver? Video contest details
The Minnesota Trucking Association is holding a video contest offering $1,000 to the winning entry that best answers the question âWhat would be cool about being a truck driver?â
July 24, 2012
Channel 19
â7 deadly lot lizardsâ infographic raises image questions
A satirical infographic detailing the so-called â7 Deadly Lot Lizardsâ from the folks at Trucker to Trucker.com has me pondering the dynamics that make just this sort of thing possible. I wonât repost it here, but you can take a look at it on their site (or click through the truncated thumbnail at right). Among [âŚ]
June 7, 2012
Channel 19
Truck Stop Missouri redux; American Trucker GATS episode tonight
Truck Stop Missouri a âtrucking ambassadorâ in reality? After my interview posted yesterday with Joe Bechtold, General Manager of the Midway Truck Stop and Travel Plaza that is the subject of the Truck Stop Missouri TV show on the Travel Channel, a longtime commenter on the Channel 19 blog took issue with Bechtoldâs characterization of [âŚ]
October 6, 2011
Channel 19
A trucking ambassador: Interviewing âTruck Stop Missouriâ star Joe Bechtold
The Truck Stop Missouri series on the Travel Channel has been running for a couple of months now, featuring the goings on in and around the 12 business that make up the Midway Travel Plaza between St. Louis and Kansas City in Missouri, I-70 exit 121. Midway General Manager Joe Bechtold (pictured) has seen his [âŚ]
October 5, 2011
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